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A visit to the Bear Point Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bear Point Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bear Point Cemetery (FG ID #104666)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Bear Point Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Point Cemetery

Lat:   38.0856°   (38° 5' 8")

Lon:   -89.0848°   (-89° 5' 5")

The Bear Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bear Point Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bear Point Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Maple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Youngblood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngblood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngblood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Youngblood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngblood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Youngblood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Perry County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Clampet Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clampet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clampet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clampet Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Old Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Grammer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grammer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grammer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grammer Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Dryden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dryden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dryden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dryden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • St. Barbara Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Barbara Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Barbara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Barbara Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Haggard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haggard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haggard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haggard Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Reed Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Knight Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knight Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Browning Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browning Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browning Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Lee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Primitive Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Primitive Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Primitive Baptist Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Perry County
    • Naylor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naylor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Hickory Corners Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Corners Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Corners Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Point Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sesser
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Emerson City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
    • Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Valier
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Valier is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <6>
  • Fitzgerrell ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzgerrell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerrell
    • Fitzgerrell is located in Jefferson County
  • Coello
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coello have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coello
    • Coello is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coello <6>
  • North City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
    • North City is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Rend City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rend City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
    • Rend City is located in Franklin County
  • Scheller
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scheller have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheller
    • Scheller is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scheller <6>
  • Mulkeytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulkeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkeytown
    • Mulkeytown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulkeytown <6>
  • Christopher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
    • Christopher is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <6>
  • Buckner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Buckner is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckner <6>
  • Nason
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nason have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason
    • Nason is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nason <6>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Waltonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Tamaroa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaroa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaroa
      • Tamaroa is located in Perry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaroa <6>
    • Sunfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Saint Johns
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Du Quoin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
      • West City is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Whittington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington
      • Whittington is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittington <6>
    • Dareville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <6>
    • Ina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Du Bois
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Du Bois have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
      • Du Bois is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Zeigler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
      • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <6>
    • Orient
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <6>
    • Steel City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bonnie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
      • Bonnie is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie <6>

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bear Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Point Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benton
    • Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bear Point Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Christopher
  • Du Quoin
  • Ina
    • Ina lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bear Point Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Sesser
    • Sesser lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bear Point Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sesser.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Tamaroa
  • Waltonville
  • Zeigler

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bear Point Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bear Point Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #404031  (Bear Point Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #404031 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sesser
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 131
    • Location given for GNIS #404031 (Bear Point Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #104666

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bear Point Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0856, Longitude: -89.0848    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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